Forcen closes $8.35 million in funding to develop its touch-tech for robots
The round was co-led by Brightspark Ventures and BDC Capital’s Deep Tech Venture Fund.
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Swtch Energy secures $27.2 million USD to continue deployment of EV chargers for multi-unit buildings
Round leader Blue Earth Capital said Swtch’s focus is a market opportunity to grow the clean energy economy.
Untether AI to collaborate with semiconductor giant Arm on smart vehicle solutions
Untether says its energy efficient architecture is needed to support next-gen vehicles.
Electronics startup SmartD Technologies powers up with $14.2-million Series A
Startup looks to reinvent motor control with Clean Power VFD.
Avidbots launches Kas, a smaller cleaning robot targeting new markets
Avidbots has slimmed down for hot bot summer.
Major Canadian retailers choose Rivercity Innovations to keep things fresh with cold chain monitoring solution
Healthy Planet, Skip Express Lane latest editions to client base spanning US, Canada, and Spain.
Recon Instruments founder unveils new AR swim goggles
Form’s Smart Swim 2 features heart rate monitor, digital compass.
Waabi to use Nvidia chip to power autonomous trucking solution
Toronto startup has also launched a model it says can reason in 3D space and time.
Flosonics Medical raises $27-million CAD Series C to scale uptake of wearable ultrasound device
Startup’s FloPatch product measures blood flow for critically ill patients.
Ocean tech startup Poseidon raises $28-million CAD Series B to make fish farming more eco-friendly
BC startup offers tech aimed at improving fish welfare, mitigating ecosystem damage.
MarineLabs looks to bring safety to oceans following $4.5-million seed round
Startup offers hardware and software that provides real-time wind, wave, and weather data.
Ex-BDC partner aims to back early-stage “AI frontier” startups with Defined Capital
Fund has closed over a third of $15-million USD target from LPs like Inovia, Band, and BC tech entrepreneurs.
Tenstorrent founder reveals new AI chip startup Taalas with $50 million in funding
Startup says one of its chips can hold an entire large AI model without requiring external memory.
A year after its fundraising failure, Omnirobotic emerges from restructuring as a profitable robot builder
Reborn Québec firm’s machines now serve cabinet manufacturers across North America.
EdTech startup Tokidos secures $1.35 million CAD for screenless gaming console
Tokidos says it has more than $115,000 in pre-orders for its September launch.